Swift

With iOS 8 and OS X 10.10, and the the latest version of the Xcode developer tools, Apple has introduced a whole new programming language called Swift. According to Apple, Swift will make it a lot easier and more fun to develop apps for both iOS and OS X — in contrast to the current language, Objective-C. Swift will also apparently bring a significant performance boost over Objective-C programs. But what is Swift, and how does it offer such a huge performance boost?

As a Microsoft fanboy, I did not sleep well last night. In case you missed it, Apple’s WWDC keynote was awesome. It was funny and informative, but above all it showcased just how powerful Apple is becoming in the software arena. As Craig Federighi walked us through a seemingly never-ending list of useful features in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, an uncomfortable truth started to dawn on me: After obtaining and sustaining supremacy in both hardware design and manufacturing, Apple is now going after Microsoft’s last bastion of defense – software.

The new Apple iPhone 5S is out, reviewed — and fabulous. This could easily be the breakout phone to buy this fall. Unlike the iPhone 5 launch, which was badly overshadowed by the Apple Maps debacle, the iPhone 5S has no such problems. General coverage of everything from the new camera to iOS 7 is positive. The issues that people were concerned might be gimmicky, like the new fingerprint sensor, are receiving high praise.

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